Canuckistan Takes Paris!

This is probably the single most infuriating topic of the whole pandemic for me: risk. No, not people taking risks. Rather, it’s about people — and especially leaders — being unable to conduct a proper risk analysis. The implications can be very dire, as we have seen. In fact, a hasty, or incomplete, or ridiculously-shallow-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-you-for-even-thinking-this-was-an-acceptable-level-of-analysis… Read more

In brief: Unless you understand a study, and believe it to of sufficient quality, do not post the study or news stories about it on your social media. Let’s all do our part to stamp out science gossip, the misinformation and fear mongering about coronavirus (and other matters) on social media. I must thank my… Read more

That’s right — we got a rare snowfall in the city! Today is the first day of the 6 p.m. curfew. During the day, we can walk around without restrictions; we just have to be inside by 6 p.m. Doesn’t matter where inside is, as long as we don’t leave before 6 a.m. the following… Read more

In retrospect, the coup attempt by what could generously be called a rag-tag group of white supremacists was destined to fail on Wednesday. As with many things, it seemed like it had a chance of succeeding at the time; but order was going to be restored, and Republicans would feign outrage at this, and soon… Read more